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m^m ^he ^otre ^ame Scholastic Disce Quasi Semper Victurus Vive Quasi Cras Moriturus College Parade FOUNDED 1867 BY THOMAS M. HIGGINS It has been brought to our attention that we let a Avhole column pass by last week without making a dig about the lovely students of SMC. Let it be here known that high among the multitude of New Year's Resolutions that we com piled is one that reads, "Forthwith, St. Mary's can do no wrong." To remain in character, therefore, we should like to pat the backs of our sister collegians for that shaz-p affair thrown last Saturday. Although publicized as a Winter Car nival, we have observed more snow at a fourth of July cele bration. However, in the future, let's have more joint N.D.- ••i(tiitiiiiiiiiiiitiiiitiiiiitliiii(liiiiiiiit(tilliitiiiiliitiilitlliiitlliiliiiiilliiiiliililiiliiillii(liiiiilliilliiiilii S.M.C. soirees. • THE STAFF HE—Am I the first man you ever kissed? SHE—Of course, you are darling. Why do you boys all FRANK GRIMALDl Editor-in-Chief ask the same silly question?—Utah State Student Life JOHN DEFANT Managing Editor • GEORGE COLLINS Navy Associate Editor WORST JOKE OF THE WEEK DEPARTIMENT:—(The Creigh- PAUL WEYRAUCH Sports Editor toniati's monopoly is broken this week by the Ball State COLUMNISTS News, which contributes this horror.) FIRST ROOINIMATE—Hey, what's the big idea wearing my THOMAS M. HIGGINS - - - The College Parade raincoat? LOUIS ALMASI - - - - - The Crow's Nest SECOND ROOMMATE—^Well, don't you see it's raining? You ARTHUR MOSHER, RAY FRANKLIN - - - The Shillelagh don't want me to get your suit wet, do you? JACK STEWART ----- The Green Banner Our female readei-s (as if we had any!) will bless us for ED CASO, JOE PIEDMONT - - - Frosh Froth this one:— Here's to God's first thought, Man! CONTRIBUTORS And here's to God's second thought, Woman! Second thoughts are always best— JAMES GREENE JUSTIN CICCONETTI SO hei-e's to Woman!—Daily Kansan JACK TINKLE JOHN C. THOMAS BILLY SLAVICK JAMES JOHN GERARD HEKKER BILL PFAFF PAUL ABRAHAM DAVE WARNER Music seems to be holding forth at our colleges this week. JOE RENINGER JOHN GUNTHER The University of Maryland is featuring the Don Cossack W. O. MILLER BILL BRAUN Chorus. At Purdue, it is Lauritz Melchioi-.—Oh well, Notre JIM REGAN RUDY SCHREITMUELLER Dame always has Lundquist, McGuire and Flood! JAMES BURNS WALTER S. BUNKER SAMUEL HAZO RAY CHAMBERLAND PAUL RAGAN PETER PESOLI At Georgia Tech, the studes approach Notre Dame in ROGER CAHANEY BILL LEAVEY eagerness. Pipe this from their Technique: JACK HUMMEL JACK SULLIVAN HE—Your lipstick is coming off." ., RALPH HAYMAN JOHN WALKER SHE—No it isn't. JOE LANG LAWRENCE METCALF HE—It is. FRANK TYCHSEN ARNOLD ANDERJASKA SHE—I'm sure it isn't. DAVE OLSON CLARENCE ZIMMER HE—Listen, any time I get as close to a girl as this, her MICHAEL GREENE FRANK FINN lipstick is coming off! . •;• . ^ " JAMES FERSTEL Photography Poise: The ability to keep a conversation going smoothly ARTHUR COUGHLAN - Circulation Manager while the other guy pays the check.—Butler Collegian REV. C. J. LASKOWSKI, C.S.C. Faculty Advisor • M. E. VARGA - • - Advertising The Daily Trojan quotes one about the Southern Cal half back who went to see "The Bells of St. Mary's" because he wanted to see Jimmie Phelan's kids, Wedemeyer and Coi*- Member of Catholic School Press Association, Associated deiro, play again. Was Bing playing the SMC coach? Collegiate Press. Represented for national advertising by Na- tionod Advertising Service, Inc., 420 Madison Avenue, New York City — Chicago — Boston — Los Angeles — San Francisco. THE SCHOLASTIC is published v/eekly during the school year, ex FRED:—Say, Bud, what's the book you're reading? cept during vacations and exaiainaiion periods at the Uni BUD:—^Its name is What Twenty Million Girls Want. versity of Notre Dame. Address all correspondence to: Publica tions Office, Administration Building, Noire Dame, Indiana. FRED:—^Did they spell my name right?—Annapolis Log. THE NOTRE DAME SCHOLASTIC Entered as seoond-dass matter at Notre Dame. Indtaaa. Acoaptanoe for mailing at special rate of poetaKe. Section 1103, Oct. 3. 1917. Anthorlied June 26. 191t. VOL. 86. NO. 9 JANUARY 25. 1946 NOTRE DAME. INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY RE-ESTABLISHES Car Permissions FOUR PRIZES FOR STUDENT ESSAY WRITING For Sopli Cotillion Automobile permission will be granted The Department of History announces the late distinguished author Thomas to all students attending the Sophomore that the history prizes which were not O'Hagan, of Toronto, Canada, is for the Cotillion. Permission will extend from offered during the war will be offered student who submits the best essay on again during the spring semester. In ad Irish history. A competition for this noon Friday, Feb. 8, to midnight Sun dition to the three prizes previously prize is conducted eveiy three years, and day, Feb. 10. It is important that aU offered by the Department, the Father the money awarded to the winner of students \vishing to avail themselves of Cavanaugh Prize, formei-ly offered by the contest is the interest on the cap car pennissions register their cars with the English Department, will be under ital fund for the three-year period. This the Prefect of Discipline before noon, the supervision of the Department of competition is to be held for the second February 8. History this year. This last prize of $100 time in the spring of 1946. must have for its subject some person connected with the history of Notre The Father Charles O'Donnell-Charles Dame. The O'Hagan Prize for a spec Phillips Prize—$50, is awarded annually ial essay on Irish history, which is off for the best essay on an historical sub ered every three years, will amount to ject in a contest open to all students tak $55.44, the accumulated income from the ing courses in history. The subject for this essay is officially assigned by the Foundation. The Charles O'Donnell- ^^5-^^^ Charles Phillips Prize of $50 is offered head of the Department of History and for an essay on the following topic: is announced in the Notre Dame SCHO "The Catholic Church as the Pati'on of LASTIC. The topic of the essay for this Tea Dance chairman Tom Kerrigan the Renaissance of the Fifteenth Cen year is: "The Catholic Church as the and co-chainnan Joe Reninger have an tury." The Monsignor Francis A. O'Bri Patron of the Renaissance of the Fif nounced that the second half of the dou en Prize, which this year will amount to teenth Century." ble feature Cotillion will be held at the Palais Royale on Saturday afternoon, $100, is offered for an essay on: "A Bi The Monsignor Francis A. O'Brien Feb. 9. Jack Davies and his 12-piece ographical Study of a Catholic Layman Prize — founded in 1917, by a gift of in the United States Prior to 1925." The $1000 from Mr. Edvrin O. Wood, of orchestra will provide the music at the awarding of all four prizes is contin Flint, Michigan, in memory of Monsig tea dance from 2 to 6. gent upon the presentation of essays nor Francis A. O'Brien, of Kalamazoo, The decoration's committee has prom considered suitable for the aAvards by Michigan, is awarded annually to one ised a complete rejuvenation of the the judges appointed by the Department student or to more than one, in any col Rockne Memorial for Friday night's for of History. lege of the University, for special study mal dance. The motif of the decorations is still a committee seci-et, but we can The following are the formal an and distinction in an historical subject designated by the president of the Uni expect something really different from nouncements of the prizes: versity or by the University Council. the traditional Notre Dame blanket that The Father Cavanaugh Prize—This The topic for this study this year is: has been the backgi-ound of so many prize, of $100, donated by an alumnus of "A Biographical Study of a Catholic other dances on the campus. the University of Notre Dame, is award Layman in the United States Prior to The Oliver Hotel has set aside 40 to ed to the student who, in the judgment 1925." 70 rooms for the week-end of February of the faculty, appointed for the pur 8. Students wishing to secure rooms for pose, has submitted the best biograph All essays must be submitted prior to their dates are advised that the Oliver ical sketch of a personage (priest, Bro May 25, 1946. Hotel requires a two week notice to in ther, Sister, or layman) who has con sure room resei-vations. tributed to the upbuilding of the Uni A survey conducted by the ticket com versity of Notre Dame. The purpose of RADIO mittee has revealed that if attendance the award is to secure for posterity a America's First Voice of Aviation, is any criterion, the Sophomore Cotil series of monographs that will suitably Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, will go on lion of 1946 will- be a huge success. memorialize the persons who, in high the air Saturday, Feb. 2, inaugurating It was erroneously stated in last station' or low, have contributed some a weekly half hour coast to coast show week's SCHOLASTIC that uniforms would notable service to the University. The from the National Broadcasting Com be pemiitted at the Cotillion. Since mili essay must combine accurate history pany studios sponsored by Longines tary regulations declare that the tuii- and literary excellence, and the prize is watches.